Leonid Kostylev

Career

Following his victory in the national championships Kostylev then represented Russia at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England. European Championships results

2008 (as a Featherweight)

Preliminary round - BYE

Second round Defeated Steven Sharoudi (Scotland) 9:5

Quarter Finals Defeated Rachid Azzedine (France) 9:3

Semi Finals Defeated Miklós Varga (Hungary) 11:2

Finals Defeated Vazgen Safaryants (Belarus) 7:3.

Achievements

• Kostylev won a gold medal in the 2008 Lightweight Russian senior national championships beating Eduard Khusainov in the final by 14:3. He won a gold medal after defeating Belarus" Vazgen Safaryants 7:3 in the final.